If Glenn Greenwald had but one problem, that problem is that Greenwald is either unable or unwilling to distinguish between those who trying to kill us, the jihadists, and those who are not.
In Greenwald’s bllind state, he attempts to take Fred Thompson and George W. Bush to task [1]:
Just yesterday, in London, Fred Thompson gave a speech [2] defending America’s right to act unilaterally in the world, including military invasions of other countries, based on this claim:
We understand that the Western world is in an international struggle with jihadists who see this struggle as part of a conflict that has gone on for centuries, and who won’t give up until Western countries are brought to their knees.
In virtually every speech and interview he has given, George Bush has made the same argument — that we are in an epic battle in defense of Good against Evil and therefore must take every step possible to triumph. In large part, that is the mentality that has led to the excesses and abuses of the last six years.
It not necessary, as Greenwald both suggests and seems to believe to see the world in black and white, good and evil. It only necessary to distinguish between those who are trying to kill us and those who are not. Is is not the the Islamofascists are bad per se, but rather it is that they trying to kill us. I can’t make any simplier than that, but alas the concept is too much for Greenwald to grasp.